New Belgium Brewing Co.

A commitment to the environment through the use of new and appropriate technologies is threaded throughout the operations of New Belgium Brewing Company. With each expansion of their facility, New Belgium has constantly challenged design and construction to push the envelope to develop more and better environmental ideas and practices.

The original brewery and headquarters, completed in 1995, is a state-of-the-art craft brewery complex located on a 50-acre campus. The facility design combines heavy timber elements with a turn-of-the-century “plains” design theme.

Since that original project, The Neenan Company has worked with New Belgium on the several facility improvements, renovations, and expansions, including:

original brewhouse

liquid center

wastewater treatment

brewhouse two

malt building

warehouse expansion

cellar expansions

canning line addition

central utility plant

office addition

microbiology, analytical, and instrumentation lab expansions

The entire brewery campus, both interior and exterior, was built in a 3D animation and modeling program to explore expansion opportunities for their ever-changing site. The model allows brewery leadership to visualize possibilities and options of design, cost and scheduling before making a large investment.